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Delta Police Commissioner Detains Officers Involved in Viral Assault Video
The Delta State Police Commissioner, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, has ordered the immediate arrest and detention of police officers involved in assaulting a young boy in Asaba, after a video of the incident went viral.
The footage, recorded near Asaba Specialist Hospital on July 27, 2025, shows officers violently attacking a young man.
In a statement, Police Public Relations Officer SP Bright Edafe confirmed that the officers responsible have been identified and are currently detained pending disciplinary proceedings.
The team leader, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, has been queried.
Edafe, in the statement released on Sunday, said that the Command is aware of a publication circulating on X and other social media channels regarding the unprofessional conduct of some policemen within the command.
He said that the CP, on receipt of the video, ordered that the Policemen be identified and brought before the command headquarters for immediate disciplinary action.
The statement reads; “The men have been identified, and detained pending the commencement of their orderly room trial while their Team leader who is an Assistant Superintendent of Police has been queried.
“The CP wishes to reiterate that it’s not in the character of the Command to trample on the rights of citizens, assault or harass people.
“He assures members of the public that the officers concerned will be decisively dealt with in accordance with the extant laws as stipulated in the Police Act and regulations to serve as a deterrent to others, noting that under his watch, such conduct by officers will not be tolerated.
“He has therefore tasked officers and men to uphold the tenets of professional policing in the discharge of their duties with respect to fundamental human rights of all citizens in line with the provisions of the 1999 constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria (as amended), while hoping that the actions taken on the erring officers will serve as a deterrent to others.
“He appealed to members of the public to remain calm and assured them of justice”.
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